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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 2

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, June 17, 1952 (N) at Polo Grounds V

PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   6  8  2
NY  N    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bartirome 1b                  5   0   0   0       0   1      12   0
Castiglione 3b                4   1   2   1       1   0       2   1
Metkovich cf                  5   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Kiner lf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
G. Bell rf                    3   2   3   4       1   0       0   0
McCullough c                  4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Merson 2b                     3   0   1   1       1   0       2   5
Strickland ss                 4   1   1   0       0   1       1   5
Main p                        3   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   6   8   6       4   3      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Strickland-Merson-Bartirome.
E: Castiglione (6), Main (2).
BATTING - 
HR: G. Bell (7,7th inning off Gregg 3 on 2 out).
SH: Main (1,off Gregg).
IBB: Merson (1,by Gregg); Kiner (8,by Gregg).
Team LOB: 6.
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Williams 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Lockman 1b                    5   0   1   0       0   0      14   0
Thomson 3b                    5   1   1   2       0   1       2   2
Thompson cf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Elliott lf                    3   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
Mueller rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Dark ss                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Westrum c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Gregg p                       3   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Wilson ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   2   8   2       3   4      27  10
BATTING - 
3B: Mueller (4,off Main).
HR: Thomson (10,3rd inning off Main 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Thomson (6,off Main).
IBB: Westrum (7,by Main).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Main W(1-5)                   9     8   2   2   3   4   1  39
WP: Main (1).
IBB: Main (3,Westrum).
New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gregg L(0-1)                  9     8   6   6   4   3   1  39
WP: Gregg (1).
IBB: Gregg 2 (2,Merson,Kiner).
Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Bill Engeln
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11317
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Giants          
1. Bartirome           1b        Williams            2b
2. Castiglione         3b        Lockman             1b
3. Metkovich           cf        Thomson             3b
4. Kiner               lf        Thompson            cf
5. G. Bell             rf        Elliott             lf
6. McCullough          c         Mueller             rf
7. Merson              2b        Dark                ss
8. Strickland          ss        Westrum             c
9. Main                p         Gregg               p

PIRATES 1ST: Bartirome was called out on strikes; Castiglione
singled to left [Castiglione out at second (left to shortstop)];
Metkovich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Williams flied out to left; Lockman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Thomson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kiner grounded out (third to first); G. Bell
walked; Gregg threw a wild pitch [G. Bell to second]; McCullough
flied out to center; Merson singled to center [G. Bell scored];
Strickland forced Merson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Elliott
struck out; Mueller tripled to left; Dark walked; Westrum forced
Dark (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Main grounded out (shortstop to first); Bartirome
grounded out (second to first); Castiglione grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gregg singled to center; Main threw a wild pitch
[Gregg to second]; Williams was called out on strikes; Lockman
flied out to center; Thomson homered to right [Gregg scored];
Thompson singled to center; Elliott flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Metkovich popped to first in foul territory; Kiner
singled to left; G. Bell singled to center [Kiner to second];
McCullough grounded out (third to first) [Kiner to third, G.
Bell to second]; Merson was walked intentionally; Strickland
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Mueller popped to first in foul territory; Dark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Westrum reached on an error
by Castiglione; Gregg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Main popped to first in foul territory; Bartirome
popped to third; Castiglione walked; Metkovich flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Williams singled to center; Lockman reached on a
fielder's choice [Williams to second (error by Main)]; Thomson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Williams to third, Lockman out at second]; Thompson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants
2.

PIRATES 6TH: Kiner flied out to center; G. Bell singled to
right; McCullough popped to third in foul territory; Merson
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Elliott singled to center; Mueller popped to
shortstop; Dark grounded out (second to shortstop to first)
[Elliott to second]; Westrum was walked intentionally; Gregg
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Strickland singled to center; Main reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Strickland to second];
Bartirome popped to first; Castiglione singled to center
[Strickland scored, Main to second]; Metkovich grounded out
(second to first) [Main to third, Castiglione to second]; Kiner
was walked intentionally; G. Bell homered to right [Main scored,
Castiglione scored, Kiner scored]; McCullough was called out on
strikes; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Williams flied out to left; Lockman flied to center;
Thomson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 6, Giants 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Merson grounded out (second to first); Strickland
flied out to center; Main lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Elliott
walked; Mueller grounded out (first unassisted) [Elliott to
second]; Dark popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Bartirome grounded out (second to first);
Castiglione flied out to left; Metkovich grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Westrum popped to third in foul territory; WILSON
BATTED FOR GREGG; Wilson singled to center; Williams popped to
third in foul territory; Lockman singled to center [Wilson to
third]; Thomson flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
6, Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          6   8   2    6
 Giants           2   8   0   10
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